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Chapter IV
Age brings other obvious changes besides the loss of active power. The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers. But there is another effect of her “black drop” which is not so commonly recognized. Old age is like an opium-dream. Nothing seems real except what is unreal.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But there is another effect of her “black drop” which is not so commonly recognized.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Age brings other obvious changes besides the loss of active power.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “Nothing seems real except what is unreal.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing seems real except what is unreal.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.”
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From this reading Age brings other obvious changes besides the loss of active power.
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From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
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From this reading Age brings other obvious changes besides the loss of active power.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Old age is like an opium-dream.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But there is another effect of her “black drop” which is not so commonly recognized.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Age brings other obvious changes besides the loss of active power.
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From this reading But there is another effect of her “black drop” which is not so commonly recognized.
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From this reading Age brings other obvious changes besides the loss of active power.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there is another effect of her “black drop” which is not so commonly recognized.
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From this reading Age brings other obvious changes besides the loss of active power.
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From this reading But there is another effect of her “black drop” which is not so commonly recognized.
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From this reading But there is another effect of her “black drop” which is not so commonly recognized.
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From this reading But there is another effect of her “black drop” which is not so commonly recognized.
apart from; not including
From this reading Nothing seems real except what is unreal.
to think that something will happen
From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But there is another effect of her “black drop” which is not so commonly recognized.
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From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
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From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
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From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
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From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
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From this reading Old age is like an opium-dream.
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From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
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From this reading Age brings other obvious changes besides the loss of active power.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
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From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
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From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But there is another effect of her “black drop” which is not so commonly recognized.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing seems real except what is unreal.
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From this reading Age brings other obvious changes besides the loss of active power.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Age brings other obvious changes besides the loss of active power.
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From this reading Old age is like an opium-dream.
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From this reading Old age is like an opium-dream.
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From this reading Age brings other obvious changes besides the loss of active power.
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From this reading Age brings other obvious changes besides the loss of active power.
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From this reading Nothing seems real except what is unreal.
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From this reading But there is another effect of her “black drop” which is not so commonly recognized.
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From this reading Nothing seems real except what is unreal.
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From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But there is another effect of her “black drop” which is not so commonly recognized.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Age brings other obvious changes besides the loss of active power.
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From this reading But there is another effect of her “black drop” which is not so commonly recognized.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
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From this reading Nothing seems real except what is unreal.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Nothing seems real except what is unreal.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sensibilities are less keen, the intelligence is less lively, as we might expect under the influence of that narcotic which Nature administers.
